Trousers.



B. 0. SUNDEEN.

TROUSERS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 4, 1914.

1,119,661. 7 Patented Dec.1,1914.

ATTORNEY THE NORRIS PETERS C0,, PHUTOJJTHOH WASHINGTON. 0. C4

ERIK o. sunnnnn, or SPOKANE, wasnmeron.

TROUSERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, rate.

Application filed March 4, 1914. Serial no. 822,428. I

To all 107mm it may concern Be it known that I, ERIK O. SUNDEEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of lVashington, have invented a new and useful Trousers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in trousers.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of ready made trousers and to provide simple, inexpensive, and eficient means adapted to avoid the alteration of trousers at the front and back and the consequent spoiling of the set or hang of such garment, and capable of enabling perfect alterations in the waist line or waist measure in ready made garments to be instantly'made while a customer waits to try on the finished garment, thereby preventing the loss of many sales which would not be made were it necessary to wait several. hours for such an alteration and where the success of the alteration and the proper fit of the garment might be in doubt.

Another object of the invention is to provide a pair of trousers of this character,

adapted to provide a more efficient connection between a belt and a garment than is afi'ordedbv the usual belt loops, and capable of enabling a pair of trousers to be securely supported and maintained in proper position by a belt, without the use of suspenders.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fuily described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction. within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: Figure 1' is a side elevation of the upper portion of a pair of trousers embodying the improvements of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view" taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one side of the waist portion of the trousers, viewed from the inside. Fig. 4: is a similar view, the extension flap being turned back slightly to illustrate the construction more clearly.

edges 5 and 6 above the side seam 2 diverge upwardly and are preferably curved to present spaced convex edges. The upwardly diverging side edges of the frontfand rear portions 3 and 4 form a substantially V-shaped or triangular intervening alteration space or opening, and securedto the trousers at one of the side edges,,preferably. the front side edge 5, is an extension. flap 7 consisting of a front downwardly tapered approximately triangular portion 8, and a rearwardly extending substantially oblong por-,

tion 9. The tapered front portionof the. extension flap is permanently stitched to the front side edge 5, and it extends from the upper edge 10 of the trousers to the upper end of the side seam 2, and it is of a size approximatelv corresponding to the tapered intervening space or opening-between the upwardly diverging side edges 5 and 6. Theioblong approximately horizontal portion 9 extends a considerable distance beyond the free side edge 6, which, when the readymade trousers 1 are made up, is designed to be temporarily stitched to the extension flap at spaced points, as at 11 and 12, to secure the parts together-s0 that the garment may be properly pressed.

When it is desired to alter the waist line or waist measure of the garment, the temporarily attached side edge 5 is disconnected from the extension flap at the points 1 1 and 12,'and it is adapted to be moved forwardly or rearwardly along the extension flap, toward or from thefront side-edge 5 to secure the proper waist measure. This may be done while the garment is on a customer, thereby enabling a perfect fit to be made. After the proper waist line is obtained, through the adjustment of the free side edge 6, the latter; is permanently stitched to the extension flap, and'the superfiuous portion of the latter is cut off, and the trousers finishedat the. waist. This may be instantly done while the customer is waiting for a final try on, and the finished trousers will present a neat, flat appearance at the place where the alteration is made.

in the sale of ready made garments, the

alteration department finds the greatest ,diiiiculty in changing the waist line of trousers in a satisfactory manner. With ready made trousers of the ordinary construction, this has to be done either from the front or back, which alteration spoils the hang of the garment. The present means for altering the waist line not only obviates this ditiiculty and saves time in making the change, but it is particularly advantageous in connection with young mens suits. The majority of young men wear belts, and in many instances, their waist line is not developed in proportion to the rest of the body. Therefore, when an alteration is made, and the waist line reduced in accordance with the present invention, a garment having a better fit is produced, and more room for the hips is atiorded. Also, owing to the practically instantaneous change or alteration, many sales will be made which would otherwise be lost, because of the fact that the retailer has no way to convince a customer that an alteration can be made satisfactorily when four or five inches has to be taken out of the waist of a pair of trousers.

The trousers are provided at the rear portion l with a tunnel belt loop or casing 13, formed by slitting the material in rear of the side edge seam to provide a belt opening 1% to permit a belt 15 to extend under the material from the opening 14 to the side edge 6, at which is provided another belt opening 16 formed by leaving a portion of the edge 6 unstitched, the belt passing between the imstitched portion of the edge 6 and the extension flap. The material of the garment is preferably lined at its inner face at the tunnel belt or loop 13, and the belt extends between such lining 17 and the inner lining or curtain 18 of the trousers.

The trousers are provided at the rear opening 14 with an interiorly arranged reinforcing piece or flap 19, and the tunnel loop improvement which may be of any desired length, enables the trousers to be firmly supported by a belt without the aid of suspenders. The trousers are designed to be quipped at the front and rear portions of the waist with the ordinary belt loops 20.

What is claimed is:

l. A pair of trousers having side seams terminating short of the top of the trousers with the upper portions of the side edges of the material spaced apart at the top to form an alteration opening or space, the edges of the material at the said opening or space being movable toward and from each other to vary the size of the waist line or waist measure, and an extension flap permanently 1,11e,ee1

attached at one of the spaced upper edges and extending across the space or opening and beyond the opposite side of the same and adapted to have the other side edge permanently attached to it at different points throughout its length, whereby the trousers are secured in the waist adjustment,

the superfluous portion o1 the extension flap i being at the free terminal thereof and adapted to be removed to enable the trousers to present a smooth surface, both interiorly and exteriorly.

2. A pair of trousers having side seams terminating short of the top of the trousers with the side edges of the material diverging upwardly from the said side seams to form an alteration opening or space, and the edges of the material at the said opening or space being movable toward and from each other to vary the size of the waist line or waist measure, and an extension flap permanently secured to one of the diverging side edges of the alteration space or opening and extending across the said space or opening and adapted to have their diverging side edges permanently secured to it at different points to fasten the trousers in the waist line adjustment.

3. A pair of trousers having side seams terminating short of the top of the trousers with the upper portions of the side edges of the material diverging upwardly and forming a tapering intervening alteration space or opening, the side edges of the material at the said space or opening being movable toward and from each other to vary the size of the walst line or waist measure, and an,

extension flap consisting of a tapered space or opening permanently attached to one of the diverging edges and a substantially oblong portion extending beyond the other diverging edge, the latter being adapted to be secured to the extension flap at any point throughout its length to permanently fasten the trousers in the waist line adjustment.

4. A. pair of trousers having the side seam terminating short of the top of the trousers with the upper portions of the side edges of the material diverging upwardly to form an alteration space or opening, an extension flap permanently attached to one of the diverging side edges, the other side edge being adjustable and adapted to be permanently attached to the extension flap at different points along the same to vary the waist line or waist measure of the trousers, the latter being provided at a point spaced from the adjustable side edge with a belt opening and the adjustable side edge having an unstitched portion forming a belt opening, said belt openings permitting an ordinary belt to be passed under the material of the trousers which forms a belt receiving tunnel loop open at each end.

5. A pair of trousers having the side seam terminating short of the top of the trousers with the side edges spaced apart above the side seam to form an alteration space or opening, the edges of the material at the openin being movable toward and from each other to Vary the size of the waist line or waist measure, an extension flap permanently attached to one of the side edges, the other side edge being adjustable and adapted to be secured to the extension flap at difierent points to secure the trousers in its waist line adjustment, said trousers being provided at a point spaced from the adjustable edge with a slit forming a belt opening, said adjustable edge having an unattached portion forming a belt opening, said belt openings permitting a belt to be passed beneath the material of the trousers, and a flap arranged at the inside of the trousers at the said slit.

6. A pair of trousers provided at the top with spaced belt openings adapted to permit a belt to be passed under a portion of the material of the trousers, the latter being provided at the inner side with a lining and cooperating with the said openings to form a tunnel loop or belt casing open at each end to permit an ordinary belt to be passed through it.

Intestimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afliXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERIK O. SUNDEEN.

Witnesses:

ED. J oHNsoN, EMIL A. MALMBERG.

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